Hi All
My friend showed me this site which is for OO gauge where you can download loads of card buildings and other items to print and build. To get them to our gauge is really easy you just have to reduce the print to 50% in your printer preferences and away you go n gauge. The site address is http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/ (http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/)
Hope this is useful enjoy.
Colin
It is already in the Knowledge Bank ;)
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=5169.msg57382#msg57382 (http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=5169.msg57382#msg57382)
cheers John.
I find it easier to resize in a photo or drawing app, besides N is not exactly 50% of 00. If using printer scaling I would suggest do a testprint and measure the sizes of doors and height to the eaves.
N gauge is 2.0625mm (not 2mm) to 1ft, that ,0625 starts to get noticeably significant on anything longer or higher than a scale 15 to 20 feet.
Thanks Colin - downloaded some shops - quite nice!
Jon :)
Quote from: Dorsetmike on November 19, 2013, 03:45:32 PM
I find it easier to resize in a photo or drawing app
Do know of any free software for re-sizing - I've only got MS Paint which I don't believe you can scale as you want? Cos I've got loads of Scalescene stuff that I'd like to scale down.
Quote from: Bob Wild on November 19, 2013, 11:20:30 PM
Quote from: Dorsetmike on November 19, 2013, 03:45:32 PM
I find it easier to resize in a photo or drawing app
Do know of any free software for re-sizing - I've only got MS Paint which I don't believe you can scale as you want? Cos I've got loads of Scalescene stuff that I'd like to scale down.
You can resize in Paint.
Load your image in then click on "Resize"
You will get a menu pop up where you can resize by percentage or pixels ;)
cheers John.
What a bummer after using Paint for many years - and I've just learnt something new!?! Cheers, Bob
I've been using Micrografx Picture Publisher since v2 back in 1991, I'm now using the last version v10, (Corel bought out Micrografx a few years back, used some tools and functions in their own product and did not issue any later versions.
I know it works fine on WinXP,not gat a Vista, 7 nor 8 so don't know if it works on those.
Free download here
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Graphics_Editors/Picture_Publisher.html (http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Graphics_Editors/Picture_Publisher.html)
or here
http://en.softonic.com/s/picture-publisher-10 (http://en.softonic.com/s/picture-publisher-10)
Quite a few more listed on a Google search.
Free unrestricted and legal copy of Photoshop CS2 here........
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/3689-adobe-photoshop-cs2.html (http://www.techspot.com/downloads/3689-adobe-photoshop-cs2.html)
Allan
Am I correct in saying that N gauge is 51.625% of OO gauge then?
Quote from: Bob Wild on November 20, 2013, 01:08:41 PM
Am I correct in saying that N gauge is 51.625% of OO gauge then?
That would be close enough Bob.
I used 76.2 / 148 = 51.49 so the difference is very small ;)
cheers John.
Quote from: Bikeracer on November 20, 2013, 08:28:49 AM
Free unrestricted and legal copy of Photoshop CS2 here........
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/3689-adobe-photoshop-cs2.html (http://www.techspot.com/downloads/3689-adobe-photoshop-cs2.html)
Allan
Allan,
Before I risk the ire of Mrs "H" and overload my poor windows 7 PC, do you think I can use this to upscale a PDF file?
I have found via another link on this forum (for ships) a model of the trinity house warehouses in 1:250 scale.
At one time I could print using my HP laserjet "poster" mode which meant I could reduce "OO" models by 54%, however it no longer seems an option :confused2:
As you seem to be the knowledge bank for card can you help?
Jerry
Hi Jerry,
Dunno really,but I'd probably copy the images I wanted and use the "scale" feature in the pull down edit menu to enlarge it.
Put two guide lines on the image the right distance apart and stretch the image to fit,a bit trial and error but near enough,IIRC,holding the Alt and CTRL keys down lets you scale the vertical and horizontal simultaneously.
Allan
Quote from: Bikeracer on November 20, 2013, 03:14:44 PM
Hi Jerry,
Dunno really,but I'd probably copy the images I wanted and use the "scale" feature in the pull down edit menu to enlarge it.
Put two guide lines on the image the right distance apart and stretch the image to fit,a bit trial and error but near enough,IIRC,holding the Alt and CTRL keys down lets you scale the vertical and horizontal simultaneously.
Allan
To adjust the size with the "scale' feature it's CTRL plus SHIFT not as stated in my previous post. :-[ and grab the corner of the box.
Sorry,I blame my galloping senility. :dunce:
Allan
Senility!!! I have been unable to download any of the pre-mentioned programmes :veryangry: :veryangry:
I keep getting asked for access codes etc.....
Back to scalescenes / smart models etc that come in 1/148......
Jerry
I do most of my resizing and chopping with The Gimp. It can import pdf files into bitmaps and you can then play fast and loose with them including doing stuff like moving windows and doors about before printing.
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ (http://www.gimp.org/downloads/)
It's worth being careful with free downloads btw. There are people with a nasty habit of rebundling perflectly valid and legal freely redistributable windows apps with all sorts of trash of their own that installs crap on your PC. The biggest culprits are also often not dodgy pirate sites but supposedly reputable review and "magazine" type sites.
Almost always best to get something from the original vendor or hosting site for the product/project.
For just resizing most systems will let you set the print scaling when you hit "print". That may waste a bit more plain paper, although sometimes of course you can use the "print two pages per sheet" option 8)
Alan
Thanks EP.
I have loaded the "months free trial" of Adobe XI, this is working fine. I then saw the price to buy it afterwards Shock horror I could buy a Blue Pullman and the Brighton Belle for that amount!!!
I will try Gimp out next month.
Jerry